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About Me

Mark lives in Bruton, Somerset, England. He plays guitar and draws and paints. He is currently making music with 'Phobe' and plays acoustic guitar as alter-ego Masam Dark.

All the art on Mark's homepage is created by him and he has exhibited his work with Extramuralist, Bartonart, Bruton Festival of Arts, SAW and others. He mainly paints his own thing, but has done quite a few commissions.
Mark is also suffering panic disorder, agoraphobia and depersonalisation and would like to meet other people who have the same condition, to share coping and recovery methods.

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Visit Mark's website: www.opusvesica.co.uk
Also, art at: www.artwanted.com/rainskater and music at www.myspace.com/phobex
www.myspace.com/masamdark
www.myspace.com/xsimulacrax

My Interests

Painting, drawing, making music, finding ways to deal with anxiety attacks and general anxiety which interferes with natural living. Meeting new and interesting people. Having a few drinks and socialising. Working for the 'Silent Opposition' :D

If you suffer with panic disorder, anxiety, agoraphobia, depression or depersonalsation (or all of them) - take a peek at my blogs which I will try to update when I can. You may agree, disagree or add to them. I'm recovering myself and have gained a lot of knowledge from experience and researching the condition, so if anybody is suffering and doesn't know what to do next, then you can speak to me. You can email me direct at [email protected]

I'd like to meet:

Paola Rey :D

Music:

Cuffy, Smudge aka Mr Manuka, Jason Moorwood, Ozric Tentacles, Van Halen, Steve Vai, Chic, Matthew Sear, Yohosame, Suzanne Sear, Tara, Sister Sledge, Senser, Sepultura, White Zombie, Zub Zub, Paco de Lucia, Paco Pena, Vicente Amigo, just off the top of my head...

Movies:

Bladerunner, The Fisher King, Gangs of New York, Twelve Monkeys, The Fifth Element, Star Wars, The Green Mile, Shawshank Redemption, The Tailor of Panama, Dune, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Trick or Treat...

Television:

Dangermouse, Hustle, Eurotrash :D

Books:

Any natural history, Carl Jung, Philip K. Dick, Any thing to do with Shamanism, Anything to do with religion, mythology, philosophy, psychology, etc and Mr Happy by Roger Hargreaves :D

Heroes:

I think I prefer Cadbury's Celebrations :D

My Blog

LSD - Chemical Roulette

In January 2007 it will be 16 years since I ate the fruit from the forbidden tree - LSD. I only took it on one occasion and it was a night I will never forget. I never thought, in my naivety, that suc...
Posted by Marked by the Phobe on Fri, 08 Dec 2006 04:57:00 PST

Being at one with nature - Nose picking.

It is the 11th of November and 4.10pm on a Saturday afternoon. I have just had a couple of beers and I am going to venture out to the pub shortly. Alcohol and anxiety do not really mix, but I like to ...
Posted by Marked by the Phobe on Sat, 11 Nov 2006 09:21:00 PST

Spontaneous rant about agoraphobia, panic and depersonalisation.

I've been reading a book called 'Feeling Unreal' by Daphne Simeon and Jeffrey Abugel which talks about depersonalisation disorder. As I have said, I suffer with agoraphobia and panic which has develop...
Posted by Marked by the Phobe on Sat, 26 Aug 2006 12:33:00 PST

Rambles of an Agoraphobic

Introduction - August 06 2006 I started to suffer from agoraphobia in July 2001. The agoraphobia didnt suddenly just happen overnight, it gradually happened, until I felt I was unable to...
Posted by Marked by the Phobe on Thu, 10 Aug 2006 10:06:00 PST